It may sounds silly , but why on official web site of Alex Zanardi there is pineapple ? http://www.alex-zanardi.com/
hmmmm... Thats kinda strange. Did he have a nickname that had something to do with a pineapple? Maybe he just like pineapples.
Here is a link with possible explanations... http://forums.autosport.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28910&highlight=zanardi+pineapple
I remember hearing it before and it's on that site. Mo Nunn called him his little pineapple. I guess it stuck from then on.
Yes, it's explained in his book, too. Mo Nunn gave him that nickname and it stuck. Max Papis also has a pineapple on his helmet, as a tribute to his friend Zanardi. Kevin